Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Great Regulars: The book immediately broke through commercially

and artistically, selling some 19,000 copies in five months, leading even the cranky dean of American letters, Mark Twain, to pronounce Anne "the dearest and most lovable child in fiction since the immortal Alice." Today, Anne of Green Gables and its seven sequels are the basis for a small industry.

from Meghan O'Rourke: Slate: 100 Candles

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